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Guardiola has another strong player! Manchester City finalizes the best midfielder in Serie A, AC Milan makes nearly 50 million euros

12:03am, 5 June 2025【Football】

As the only team in Premier League history to complete the league's four consecutive championships, Manchester City performed poorly in the just-concluded 24-25 season. It was left behind by Liverpool in the Premier League standings early and lost hope of defending its title. Although it also invested heavily in the winter break and introduced many new players, it still failed to change the ending of the season's four major players.

In order to allow Guardiola to lead Manchester City to the top, the team management, who is not short of money, will continue to spend a lot of money this summer to upgrade the lineup. According to famous football reporter Romano, Manchester City has signed AC Milan midfielder Reindes. In order to get the Dutch midfielder, the Blue Moon will pay a huge transfer fee of 70 million euros.

Manchester City can become a real giant from a football team, which is inseparable from the passing and control system created by Guardiola for the team. Under the leadership of Guardiola, the Blue Moon Army also won the first Champions League championship trophy in team history as expected, which can also prove that the passing and control football still has very strong competitiveness.

In Guardiola's tactical system, the midfield plays an important role in connecting the past and the future. Not only does it need to provide protection for the team's defense, but it also needs to work with the forward players to oppress the opponent's goal point. When the team attacks, it must also be able to create opportunities for the front line to score.

In the just-concluded 24-25 season, a very important reason for Manchester City's poor record is the decline in dominance in the midfield and backcourt. The three major midfielders De Bruyne, Gundogan and Bernardo Silva's current state is no longer comparable to their peak period, which also makes Manchester City's midfield performance far from meeting expectations.

Although Manchester City is still able to gain an overwhelming advantage in ball possession in the game, their ability to threaten the ball to the front pass is much worse than before. They are more of the meaningless downs in the midfield and backcourt, which is also the reason why Guardiola spent a lot of money to upgrade the midfield this summer.

Serie A giant AC Milan performed poorly this season. After the first 38 rounds of the league, he only achieved a record of 18 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses, ranking eighth in the standings. However, Reindez's personal performance was impeccable. He contributed 15 goals and 4 assists in 54 games for the team, and was successfully elected as the best midfielder of the Serie A season. Moreover, Reindez's attendance rate was also very high. He missed only 3 games in the two seasons after joining AC Milan.

His overall view, forward-forward ability and long-range shot are all very appreciated by Guardiola and are also urgently needed by Manchester City. This is also the reason why the Blue Moon Army finalized Reindez early, hoping that he can support the team's midfield, regain his former dominance, and help the Blue Moon Army become a favorite for championships in various competitions again.

AC Milan spent 20.5 million euros in the summer window of 23 years, and introduced Reindez from Dutch team Alkmaar. In his two seasons of playing for the Ross and Blacks, Reindez has grown into one of the best midfielders in football today. AC Milan sold it to Manchester City and made a huge profit of 49.5 million euros, but Reindez's departure further declined the overall competitiveness of the Ross and Blacks. If the team's management cannot introduce strong aids this summer to fill the vacancy left by Reindez, it will be difficult for AC Milan to return to the Champions League next season.